I really like this take, it kinda encapsulates exactly the sweaty cis het white metal heads that went to my school perfectly.

I really like the point he makes about hip hop and metal being a safe space for men to be vulnerable and let their emotions out.

  • ChaosMaterialist [he/him]
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    In the 70s and into the 80s Daddy Rob Halford gave heavy metal its own official dress code. He was a closeted gay man and who was deeply into BDSM and incorporated that into [Judas Priest's] on-stage persona.

    Which means if you listen to this shit, and dress this way, you are, in fact, gay. Full stop. Welcome.

    based im-fuckin-gay